The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed optimism that a peace deal with Iran was within reach, a report said, as U.S. and Iranian negotiators are set to meet in Pakistan this weekend for negotiations to end their war. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said that he was "very optimistic" about the prospects of a deal with Tehran, despite concerns that a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran appeared shaky due to Israel's attacks on the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Iran's restrictions on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said that Iranian leaders "talk much differently when you're at a meeting than they do to the press, and that they are "much more reasonable," the broadcaster reported. "They're agreeing to all the things that they have to agree to. Remember, they've been conquered. They have no military," the president was quoted as saying. "If they don't make a deal, it's going to be very painful." His remarks came as tensions have flared up over the implementation of the two-week ceasefire deal. The U.S. and Is
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